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. >> we've also heard a lot about the impact as a result of the defense cuts. i should point out, this is not sort of -- the congressional budget office, the republican leader, mr. cantor had it exactly right last september on the floor of the house when he said that if we allowed that sequester to take place, quote, unemployment would soar, unquote. it would set back progress on the economy and he cited an estimate that the sequester would cost 200,000 jobs in the state of virginia alone. that was the if the sequester for the full year went over. we were able to prevent the sequester for the first two months, through a planned approach, i should say, that's the model going forward, that's the model we applied to prevent the sequester. just to be clear, since there's been a lot of attention focused on the jobs lost because of defense cuts, the jobs in nondefense on a dollar for dollar basis, does that result in the same amount of jobs lost? >> the effects of cuts in defense spending and nondefense spending will be quite similar, dollar for dollar. the precise t
. >> we've also heard a lot about the impact as a result of the defense cuts. i should point out, this is not sort of -- the congressional budget office, the republican leader, mr. cantor had it exactly right last september on the floor of the house when he said that if we allowed that sequester to take place, quote, unemployment would soar, unquote. it would set back progress on the economy and he cited an estimate that the sequester would cost 200,000 jobs in the state of virginia...
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it's called the defense of marriage act. and the reason for that is because in statute tissue the statute is not directed at uniformity in the administration of federal benefits. there are two equally uniform system, a system of respecting the state choices, and the system of -- that flag is advocating here and what flag has to do in order to satisfy that scrutiny -- scrutiny is justify the choice between one or the other. the difference is that the section three choice is a choice that, section three choice is a choice that discriminates. simply a matter of saying uniformity is enough, section three discriminates. as soon as one state adopted same-sex marriage, the definition of marriage throughout the federal code had to change because there's no doubt that up until that point, every time congress said marriage they understood they were acting under the traditional definition. >> i don't know, mr. chief justice, why you wouldn't assume what congress was doing when it enacted a statute, the cularly one that had ord marriage
it's called the defense of marriage act. and the reason for that is because in statute tissue the statute is not directed at uniformity in the administration of federal benefits. there are two equally uniform system, a system of respecting the state choices, and the system of -- that flag is advocating here and what flag has to do in order to satisfy that scrutiny -- scrutiny is justify the choice between one or the other. the difference is that the section three choice is a choice that,...
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in syria i think you have five times more air defense systems, some of which are high end air defense systems, higher altitude, longer rage. -- longer range. they are collapsed into the western one-third of the country. it is a much denser and more sophisticated system. the u.s. military has the capability to defeat that system, but it would be a greater challenge, take longer, and require more resources. >> fy14 has been called a straight line projection from fy 13. why did the pentagon ought not to make some of the hard choices and do you request, expect to send an extensive amended request to the hill? >> as to why the budget went in without acknowledging the budget control act caps of sequestration, having been a service chief, i can tell you that the act of preparing a comprehensive, complicated, and tedious. sequestration really did not get signed into law until the first of march, meaning when the deal was not made and the continuing resolution came due, that is when it became real. it would be literally impossible for us to have done -- we would've had to do two budgets, and t
in syria i think you have five times more air defense systems, some of which are high end air defense systems, higher altitude, longer rage. -- longer range. they are collapsed into the western one-third of the country. it is a much denser and more sophisticated system. the u.s. military has the capability to defeat that system, but it would be a greater challenge, take longer, and require more resources. >> fy14 has been called a straight line projection from fy 13. why did the pentagon...
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our first priority of the federal government is national defense. we are funding at levels that are necessary to maintain national security for the country. last one. >> last week you are talking about how the fiscal cliff deal and other improvements at the baseline major job easier in getting steps to balance the budget. what are those steps? >> we extend the budget control act discretionary caps out the last two years. we also wanted to extend our reforms on the public workforce, on federal employees, to include all federal employees at the end of the budget window so that there pension contributions match those are commensurate with the private sector. we don't think federal employees should be able to have pension systems that are so far in excess of what the private sector counterparts get. doing those things, combined with the baseline, makes it easier for us to balance the budget. we have always reduced the balance budget in the past -- we have always produced the balanced budget in the past. but with this new baseline, that gets us to be abl
our first priority of the federal government is national defense. we are funding at levels that are necessary to maintain national security for the country. last one. >> last week you are talking about how the fiscal cliff deal and other improvements at the baseline major job easier in getting steps to balance the budget. what are those steps? >> we extend the budget control act discretionary caps out the last two years. we also wanted to extend our reforms on the public workforce,...
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larger not so much the defense contractors. it is the smaller ones that do so much in terms of developing niche technologies. goodo we keep them going as we mentioned earlier, because of sequestration over the next three or four years, taking more money out of the research and the government and acquisition programs. that will impact all of the defense industry. i how do i sustain that until get money back in the program in 2018, 19, 20, when i become more balanced again? that is a great concern that we keep this going. wouldow, the army, i argue, we have had some problems over the last 10 years. some of it is we have tried to develop new systems where we did not quite have the right technology. or our requirements were not quite matching what was capable of being done, and that is why i think the uniformed service has to play a role in this, developing what we need and then deciding how well is that matching with the technology that is out there now or how long it matches with technology of the future, where what are the techn
larger not so much the defense contractors. it is the smaller ones that do so much in terms of developing niche technologies. goodo we keep them going as we mentioned earlier, because of sequestration over the next three or four years, taking more money out of the research and the government and acquisition programs. that will impact all of the defense industry. i how do i sustain that until get money back in the program in 2018, 19, 20, when i become more balanced again? that is a great...
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coalitions to with aarp o prevent this, from to the defense department. the fact of so many military are subjected to those practices. that have worked to ensure state agencies operate with and ight and transparency commitment to be effective dollars. of taxpayer in texas some officials have agencies intotate cash cows to further their own to reward their donors, and to all the rhetoric we all hear it about big government. everyone wants, good government. i continue to take on issues of democrats, these problems don't have a party afilmiation and their solutions shouldn't either. champion the need of returning richard. veterans like after returning from iraq, he criminal elf in the justice system. vanderput, and i helped create veteran courts to needs.terans and their and to prioritize treatment and them.ling for we wanted those veterans back on job feet and back in our force. [applause] i have also been a strong for transportation and water infrastructure to grow our economy. hen the natural gas industry needed a way to transport gas nd waste fluids from
coalitions to with aarp o prevent this, from to the defense department. the fact of so many military are subjected to those practices. that have worked to ensure state agencies operate with and ight and transparency commitment to be effective dollars. of taxpayer in texas some officials have agencies intotate cash cows to further their own to reward their donors, and to all the rhetoric we all hear it about big government. everyone wants, good government. i continue to take on issues of...
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department of defense. from lastt returned evening from jericho, dealing directly and indirectly with the kinds of issues that this particular program addresses. atlowed by sharon and comes it from the humanitarian aspect with regard to the element of compassion regarding the international refugee dynamics where she is the head advocate of the international refugee ,ommittees in some 40 countries previously having served as an aide to the late senator edward kennedy. and to wind up with professor paul sullivan, who is professor of economics at the national defense university and a professor of national security studies at georgetown university and a regular columnist for newspapers in turkey. and we start with mona have asked that those that have questions please write them on arethree by five cards that on your seat. these will be collected by our intern's and we will way through them in terms of as many as possible. we thank c-span for making a decision to fill this live. it has an embarrassment of riches
department of defense. from lastt returned evening from jericho, dealing directly and indirectly with the kinds of issues that this particular program addresses. atlowed by sharon and comes it from the humanitarian aspect with regard to the element of compassion regarding the international refugee dynamics where she is the head advocate of the international refugee ,ommittees in some 40 countries previously having served as an aide to the late senator edward kennedy. and to wind up with...
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by secretary of defense hagel. if so, that's a separate issue. but when you look at north korea, you look at iran, i think it would be unwise to oppose the decision to add ground based interceptors. all that this amendment is doing is raising the price that taxpayers have to pay for the g.b.i.'s, that the president and sec retear of defense have said we should buy. this isn't just my position. it's what the missile defense agency and the c.b.o. have already said. multiyear procurement will save the taxpayer money. now the reliability issues that the gentleman brought vup nothing to do with this funding. because this funding talks about booster motors. of the 26 tests that involve the g.m.d. system, ground based missile defense, 18 of those were 100% successful. of the remaining eight that had problem, none of them involved the booster motor. and that's the subject of this amendment. so this amendment is misdirected , if it's concerned about the stated concern of reliability. i can't understand why we would oppose m
by secretary of defense hagel. if so, that's a separate issue. but when you look at north korea, you look at iran, i think it would be unwise to oppose the decision to add ground based interceptors. all that this amendment is doing is raising the price that taxpayers have to pay for the g.b.i.'s, that the president and sec retear of defense have said we should buy. this isn't just my position. it's what the missile defense agency and the c.b.o. have already said. multiyear procurement will save...
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that is determined by the defense industry. dod just places orders for equipment, and the industry figures out how to fill the orders and what the work force should be. that is not something dod can control directly. when it comes to service support contractors like booz allen, saic, you name it, that is something dod can control. but they also unfortunately do not track the headcount so they cannot tell you accurately how many of these service support contractors they actually employ. estimates are that it is somewhere close to one million service support contractors employed by dod. if you walk around the pentagon, it is easy to believe it. there are many of them. and you have the contingency contractors we used during wartime. contingency contractors are coming down as we draw down our forces from afghanistan. so, that is naturally going to run its course. but it is a good question for future conflicts, how much we want to rely on contractors for doing things. in previous conflicts like vietnam, korea, world war ii, we used
that is determined by the defense industry. dod just places orders for equipment, and the industry figures out how to fill the orders and what the work force should be. that is not something dod can control directly. when it comes to service support contractors like booz allen, saic, you name it, that is something dod can control. but they also unfortunately do not track the headcount so they cannot tell you accurately how many of these service support contractors they actually employ....
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that is not really what troubles the defense. what troubles them is the fact that they do not get the information, that they do not know that this happened, that this is being concealed in a way that could jeopardize somebody's constitutional right to see exculpatory evidence and have a fair trial. host: georgia, independent line. caller: quickly here, one, i was on a navy ship in the mid-1980's and we were setting up blockades across different cuts in the caribbean. seven or eight ships, spending tremendous amounts of money. and we carried the coast guard unit on board that would actually go over and board the ships. intelligence was coming out of tampa, through the dea, i suppose. i do not really know. just the money that we spend, it seems to be incredible. that is just one thing. but but then the money for putting the prisoners in jail. i am backing up what everybody is saying. this war on drugs and constitutional rights being stepped all over here because we are not able to even defend ourselves in court because it is classi
that is not really what troubles the defense. what troubles them is the fact that they do not get the information, that they do not know that this happened, that this is being concealed in a way that could jeopardize somebody's constitutional right to see exculpatory evidence and have a fair trial. host: georgia, independent line. caller: quickly here, one, i was on a navy ship in the mid-1980's and we were setting up blockades across different cuts in the caribbean. seven or eight ships,...
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the defense is having a disproportionate cut in defense. we have to be able to stabilize all our programs, do smarter reductions in spending without having this huge hit. we have got to learn to be able to plan ahead, both in the house and in the senate. why must this be done in the first place? that's the challenge. we have individuals that look at programs that are some of their favorite programs and say we will face an 8% reduction in this program this year and there will be a spending cut so they don't have infinity growth over the next -- infinite growth over the next 10 years. we are facing a debt crisis that is happening now. two weeks ago the congressional budget office released its report on the status of america and where we're headed on current law and what happens now. it reported in detail we pay $224 billion a year just in interest. c.b.o. two weeks ago released a report and said on current path we will pay in interest $857 billion from now. so where we have said in the past for our children they are going to have a crushing d
the defense is having a disproportionate cut in defense. we have to be able to stabilize all our programs, do smarter reductions in spending without having this huge hit. we have got to learn to be able to plan ahead, both in the house and in the senate. why must this be done in the first place? that's the challenge. we have individuals that look at programs that are some of their favorite programs and say we will face an 8% reduction in this program this year and there will be a spending cut...
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we don't have to spend more money on defense than 12 or 13 of the remaining largest defense budgets, and on weapons that in many cases like our nuclear arsenal, but we have far more than we need and can ever use and can afford. we can pare that down, save tens of millions of dollars and still be the most powerful nation in the world. for the outrageous crop insurance that encourages reckless and expensive behavior by paying farmers to plant crops on land that never should have been cultivated in the first place. while we will control spending and increase revenues, the most important thing we can do is to change the way we do business. using commonsense, proven technology, stretching our tax dollars, and making our communities more livable. we can start by not pressuring the corps of engineers to complete the levees, spending millions of dollars we don't have on a solution that will make the problem worse. let's work instead to understand the impacts of global warming and extreme weather and then do something about it. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair rec
we don't have to spend more money on defense than 12 or 13 of the remaining largest defense budgets, and on weapons that in many cases like our nuclear arsenal, but we have far more than we need and can ever use and can afford. we can pare that down, save tens of millions of dollars and still be the most powerful nation in the world. for the outrageous crop insurance that encourages reckless and expensive behavior by paying farmers to plant crops on land that never should have been cultivated...
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this does not cripple defense. this merely brings it to a realistic level and sharing in the reconstruction of this economy of ours. with that let me yield one minute to the gentlelady from california, ms. waters. the chair: the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. ms. waters: thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank mr. ellison and mr. grijalva for their leadership with the congressional prog caucus. i rise in support of the back to work budget. let me just say it again. back to work. this is what this budget is all about. ladies and gentlemen, investment in our infrastructure. we have bridges that are falling apart. streets that need repaired. water systems that need upgrading. we can create jobs. the republicans and the ryan budget talks about jobs. they talk the talk but they don't walk the walk. i try to get an amendment on the tiger program to increase funding for jobs in transportation which we need so badly. they rejected that. they rejected that because they are focused on making sure t
this does not cripple defense. this merely brings it to a realistic level and sharing in the reconstruction of this economy of ours. with that let me yield one minute to the gentlelady from california, ms. waters. the chair: the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. ms. waters: thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank mr. ellison and mr. grijalva for their leadership with the congressional prog caucus. i rise in support of the back to work budget. let me just say it again....
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and standardize resources for defense counsel. the office leads training efforts and consults with detailed counsel thue every phase of the court marshal -- through every phase of the court maral process worldwide. in 2012 we hired two qualified experts, one to work at our headquarters level and another to work in dcap. they're channeling significant sexual assault litigation experience into litigation skills and practices for prosecution and defense teams in the field. we're now in the process of hiring another highly qualified expert to work in our trial counsel assistance program. we provide our litigators with expensive trial advocacy training throughout the course of their career. the naval justice school, in conjunction with our criminal justice system, our tcap and our dcap coordinate specialized training on litigating complex sexual assault crimes and knowledge from the civilian sector through cross-training. we send career litigators to postgrad schools to have master degrees in trial advocacy. just last year the navy est
and standardize resources for defense counsel. the office leads training efforts and consults with detailed counsel thue every phase of the court marshal -- through every phase of the court maral process worldwide. in 2012 we hired two qualified experts, one to work at our headquarters level and another to work in dcap. they're channeling significant sexual assault litigation experience into litigation skills and practices for prosecution and defense teams in the field. we're now in the process...
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i met with the shadow defense minister of the u.k. about two weeks ago at the state department's in addition, and we had a conversation about a lot of things. ur, not in power. is in a very weird coalition with david cameron and has been neutralized. i would suggest to you any signal coming out of london is and because of that and can be played on by the white house, the white house will play in the direction it wants to play in. with regard to yemen, it is the same issue. it is the issue with guantanamo and this president in general, and that is they do not want their hands tied and they do not want to do any thing, and said the best way to do that is to avoid dealing with anyone who might potentially tied their hands. and that in my view makes me question my vote for this president. a and the question about hundred strikes and you might be to blame for the changes and what can be done other than start with conditions, the parties you were mentioning. >> i do not know behind the scenes was gone on. the camp administration is its own
i met with the shadow defense minister of the u.k. about two weeks ago at the state department's in addition, and we had a conversation about a lot of things. ur, not in power. is in a very weird coalition with david cameron and has been neutralized. i would suggest to you any signal coming out of london is and because of that and can be played on by the white house, the white house will play in the direction it wants to play in. with regard to yemen, it is the same issue. it is the issue with...
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leader, that many of us voted for it and you want to accommodate on the defense side, which cost $23 -- costs $23, and we are pricing it at $15. no business in america or in the world could survive with that imbalance. we need to bring that in balance, and you're not going to get to the 15% of revenues that we're collecting or now maybe 16% or 17% simply by savaging either defense or nondefense spending or entitlements. so i would certainly hope, mr. leader, that we would come together. you and i have talked about this a lot. people go home and talk about how bipartisan we are going to be. we are prepareand we understand there are going to be this we have to do that we won't like. on your side thereill be things to do that you won't like. that will be a compromise. that's the definition of a compromise. oucountry needs it. americans want it. i would hope that we could in the coming days, not only address the sequester, but address the need over the next 10 years to get this country back to balance where we were in 2000 where we had a balanced budget, the debt was coming down and in f
leader, that many of us voted for it and you want to accommodate on the defense side, which cost $23 -- costs $23, and we are pricing it at $15. no business in america or in the world could survive with that imbalance. we need to bring that in balance, and you're not going to get to the 15% of revenues that we're collecting or now maybe 16% or 17% simply by savaging either defense or nondefense spending or entitlements. so i would certainly hope, mr. leader, that we would come together. you and...
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it is going to be defense and veterans in it? we don't know. we'll wait to see what they send us and we'll work on it. >> can you understand the frustration of the american people that you're blaming the republicans and the republicans are blaming you. nobody is talking until the day it kicks. >> i read today that the writers said, let's call it the way it. the republicans aren't willing to deal with the democrats. all this stuff, democrats aren't doing anything, republicans aren't doing anything. i believe that you guys have an obligation to report it the way it is. this did not happen yesterday, we have been fighting this for a couple of days. they are unwilling to do what the american people want done. it is as simple as that. we do not believe that sequestration is appropriate. we do not believe that the appropriation process, which the nonexistent is a good approach. that is why i'm appreciative of chairman mccull ski, we need to get back to regular order. >> voting here, ready to work, even tomorrow? or the house and senator won't be here
it is going to be defense and veterans in it? we don't know. we'll wait to see what they send us and we'll work on it. >> can you understand the frustration of the american people that you're blaming the republicans and the republicans are blaming you. nobody is talking until the day it kicks. >> i read today that the writers said, let's call it the way it. the republicans aren't willing to deal with the democrats. all this stuff, democrats aren't doing anything, republicans aren't...
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in the defense appropriations bill, which we wrote and sent to committee this week, i included $48 million specifically to great in 35 embassies around the world the security that we need -- to upgrade in 35 embassies around the world the security that we need. we need to realize we're living in an increasingly dangerous world. this specific threat that we been briefed on over and over again has reached a new level. congressman dutch ruppersberger is the topper -- top republican in the -- he said that the threat was from a high-level person or people in al qaeda in the arabian peninsula and that the threat dealt with "a major attack." here is a portion of his remarks from his interview this morning. ,> what we have to do now is the most important issue is protect americans throughout the world, whether in intelligence community, military, or people in the state department, and citizens living throughout the world. we know that al qaeda and other people out there want to attack us and kill us and our allies. the good news is that we have picked up intelligence. that is what we do. that is w
in the defense appropriations bill, which we wrote and sent to committee this week, i included $48 million specifically to great in 35 embassies around the world the security that we need -- to upgrade in 35 embassies around the world the security that we need. we need to realize we're living in an increasingly dangerous world. this specific threat that we been briefed on over and over again has reached a new level. congressman dutch ruppersberger is the topper -- top republican in the -- he...
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and have the right to self-defense. they have the right to have guns in their homes to protect their families. no one can take away those rights or their guns. the second man that rights are the foundation on which our discussion rest. they are not at risk. what is at risk is lives. lives are wrist when responsible people fail to follow laws to keep guns out of that hands of those who use them to commit murder, especially mass murders. i ask we focus our discussion on additional statutory measures to better protect our children and all americans. i say this as a parent and the grandparent. ours is a free society, and open society. we come together today to consider how to become a safer and more secure society. no one begrudges the government assistance provided to victims of mass tragedies made possible by those law we passed after the bombing in oklahoma city. the bill introduced last week against gun trafficking will soon prove helpful and i believe it will become an accepted part of our free more. it, too, is common
and have the right to self-defense. they have the right to have guns in their homes to protect their families. no one can take away those rights or their guns. the second man that rights are the foundation on which our discussion rest. they are not at risk. what is at risk is lives. lives are wrist when responsible people fail to follow laws to keep guns out of that hands of those who use them to commit murder, especially mass murders. i ask we focus our discussion on additional statutory...
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keep in mind this is the department of defense data. this problem is even more widespread than these numbers suggest. equally troubling, only a sliver, about 3% of these cases were prosecuted. the horrifying fact is that tolerance of sexual assault has become part of the armed force's culture. in too many cases, victims are further harmed by a system that protects offenders in the name of the chain of command. this is unacceptable. it must change and it must change now. the men and women who serve our nation -- mr. mcgovern: i yield the gentlelady 30 seconds. ms. velazquez: the men and women who serve our nation sacrifice enough. they should not have to worry about sexual assault at the hands of superiors and colleagues. t is time for an end to this culture, hold them accountable and restore trust in our military. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman yields back the balance of her time. the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. nugent: continue to re
keep in mind this is the department of defense data. this problem is even more widespread than these numbers suggest. equally troubling, only a sliver, about 3% of these cases were prosecuted. the horrifying fact is that tolerance of sexual assault has become part of the armed force's culture. in too many cases, victims are further harmed by a system that protects offenders in the name of the chain of command. this is unacceptable. it must change and it must change now. the men and women who...
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speaker, today, i rise in defense of the common people of america. people who don't have annual vacations, people who don't fly to vacations on private jets. many of these families save for months and even years to visit washington, d.c., and one of the things they expect to do is be able to visit the white house, which is the people's house. and now this president has closed it in order to make a political point. and now that that decision has proven unpopular, he has done something, blamed someone else. he said on it was the secret service who made the decision. it only costs $7.3 million to keep it open, much less than this president will send on any single vacation that he takes, which is why i introduced the resolution in the house yesterday asking the president to forego anymore taxpayer-funded vacations until he opens the people's house once again. mr. stewart: i ask the president to consider this request and open the people's house and open it up for the people of america. nd i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields
speaker, today, i rise in defense of the common people of america. people who don't have annual vacations, people who don't fly to vacations on private jets. many of these families save for months and even years to visit washington, d.c., and one of the things they expect to do is be able to visit the white house, which is the people's house. and now this president has closed it in order to make a political point. and now that that decision has proven unpopular, he has done something, blamed...
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defense secretaries over the last two decades. statements by secretary hagel. it's not good enough to say we have a zero tolerance policy. we do. but what does that mean? how does that translate? well, he should be supporting you. secretary leon panetta. we've absolutely no tolerance for any form of sexual assault. secretary gates. first of all, i have a zero tolerance. let's go to the next one. this really gets old very quickly. secretary rumsfeld. sexual assault will not be tolerated. sk william cohen, this goes to 1997. i intend to enforce strict policy of zero tolerance of hazing, sexual assault and racism. secretary william perry. this goes back to 1994. and for all of these reasons, therefore, we have zero tolerance for sexual harassment. secretary cheney, march, 1989, we have a major effort under way to try to educate everybody to let them know that we have a zero tolerance policy where sexual harassment is nvolved. it's enough with the words. it's enough with the empty promises. it's time for some real change and senator gillibrand is leading us toward
defense secretaries over the last two decades. statements by secretary hagel. it's not good enough to say we have a zero tolerance policy. we do. but what does that mean? how does that translate? well, he should be supporting you. secretary leon panetta. we've absolutely no tolerance for any form of sexual assault. secretary gates. first of all, i have a zero tolerance. let's go to the next one. this really gets old very quickly. secretary rumsfeld. sexual assault will not be tolerated. sk...
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down eight at halftime, the terry defense took over. in the second half, they held dallas-kimball without a point. the last three minutes and 45 seconds. congratulations to coach michael jackson, m.v.p. derek griffin, and the whole team for bringing the hardware home to rosenberg. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: it is my intent to bring the house's attention to several important issues. i'd like to join in our mutual effort with mr. poe to address the devastation of the people in camp liberty, iranian refugees who have been attacked and misstreeted and -- mistreated and me -- we must fight for them and ensure their safety. i also want to comment on the introduction of a new budget by the house and say that we have to come together and not be conflicting with programs or initiatives that will not happen. to have a budget based upon the elimination of the affordable care act, it simply
down eight at halftime, the terry defense took over. in the second half, they held dallas-kimball without a point. the last three minutes and 45 seconds. congratulations to coach michael jackson, m.v.p. derek griffin, and the whole team for bringing the hardware home to rosenberg. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. jackson lee: it is my intent to bring the...
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year inwith last regards to defense spending. that seems to be were they are heading to take a little less out of defense and more from other programs. the: later in the week house is considering to go pills the epa. what are those about? guest: republican messaging, basically. one of them would require the on thedo a report suggestion or program that would cost $1 billion or more to implement. these are not going anywhere in the senate. aey are cutting down regulation or trying to and cutting down on cost to the business. host: a staff correspondent for national journal. appreciate your time. guest: thank you. >> the house rules committee is meeting right now. we will have updates on what the committee decides during house votes which are for 6:30 eastern. here is more about what to expect in congress over the next week or two to go. >> with just two weeks to go before congress adjourned, a busy time on capitol hill. joining us now to help guide us through the issues is the managing editor of the hill newspaper. .hank you let's
year inwith last regards to defense spending. that seems to be were they are heading to take a little less out of defense and more from other programs. the: later in the week house is considering to go pills the epa. what are those about? guest: republican messaging, basically. one of them would require the on thedo a report suggestion or program that would cost $1 billion or more to implement. these are not going anywhere in the senate. aey are cutting down regulation or trying to and cutting...
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in the doma case, the court struck down that provision, the defense of marriage act. and in the same-sex marriage case, they returned it back to the state. we have a couple of -- a lot of reaction on twitter and we're opening up our phone lines again for your reaction as well. the numbers to use for republicans it's 202-585-3885. for democrats 202-585-3886. independents and otherses, it's 202-585-3887. there's lots of additional reaction, obviously. at about 12:15, in an hour or so, we'll take you live to a news conference with the members of the house republican study committee, including steve scalise, the chairman of that committee. they'll have reaction to the court's rulings today. look for that live here on c-span3 and, again, that's supposed to be coming up at about 12:15 today. the house is in today. philadelphia is first up, kate has been waiting patiently on the independent line. go-ahead. thanks for waiting. -- go ahead. thanks for waiting. caller: hi, good morning. thank you so much. i'm here with my friend, just graduated for drexel law, we're studying fo
in the doma case, the court struck down that provision, the defense of marriage act. and in the same-sex marriage case, they returned it back to the state. we have a couple of -- a lot of reaction on twitter and we're opening up our phone lines again for your reaction as well. the numbers to use for republicans it's 202-585-3885. for democrats 202-585-3886. independents and otherses, it's 202-585-3887. there's lots of additional reaction, obviously. at about 12:15, in an hour or so, we'll take...
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secretary of defense leon panetta states sequestration, quote, would be a disaster in terms of the defense department . as far as our budget is concerned, as far as our ability to respond to the threats that are out there, it has a big impact, end quote. over time sequestration's disproportionate cuts to national defense will reduce our military to the smallest number of uniformed personnel since before world war ii, its smallest number of naval vessels since world war i and the smallest number of aircraft in the history of the united states air force. but national security is not the only sequestration risk. in my home district in north alabama, president obama has ordered that roughly 14,000 highly skilled and irreplaceable department of defense civilian employees suffer 20% fer lows and 20% salary cuts. red stone arsenal's engineers, scientists and other civilian defense staff are critical to national security in a time of international instability. their knowledge and skillsets are unique, virtually irreplaceable and maybe lost to national security forever if these workers are forced t
secretary of defense leon panetta states sequestration, quote, would be a disaster in terms of the defense department . as far as our budget is concerned, as far as our ability to respond to the threats that are out there, it has a big impact, end quote. over time sequestration's disproportionate cuts to national defense will reduce our military to the smallest number of uniformed personnel since before world war ii, its smallest number of naval vessels since world war i and the smallest number...
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today, we focused on the defensive and homeland security department. >> what happens over at defense? >> friday, nothing will happen yet, but everything will happen on march 27. d.o.d. is taking precautions for a cut in 2013. >> where the cuts come from? >> across-the-board cuts. the only place they won't come from as military personnel. soldiers or deployed or not deploy, they will be there. >> determined accounts, they're pretty hefty in duty. in reality, they will be hit more because of personnel accounts won't be hit. the other thing is we are halfway through the year end -- and d.o.d. has to make up for what they have already spent. >> that have been notified about 800,000 of them. >> what about deployments around the world? >> the money will still be there, and for soldiers that are deployed right now, primarily afghanistan, they will be funded at the full level. those accounts will be subject to sequestration, there was the congress to take money from other areas. the war shifted into those operations accounts. >> more of the figures from the associated press as far as the defe
today, we focused on the defensive and homeland security department. >> what happens over at defense? >> friday, nothing will happen yet, but everything will happen on march 27. d.o.d. is taking precautions for a cut in 2013. >> where the cuts come from? >> across-the-board cuts. the only place they won't come from as military personnel. soldiers or deployed or not deploy, they will be there. >> determined accounts, they're pretty hefty in duty. in reality, they...
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and he was talking about jobs lost from the defense cuts. if we don't act to replace the sequester, you're going to see jobs lost around the country. as a matter of fact, we're seeing what will happen from even the threat of the sequester, because in the last quarter, we saw the economy slowing and many analysts have said it is fear of these across-the board cuts. and not just analysts but the republican chair of the house armed services committee, mr. mckeeon, said this, in referring to the last -- mr. mckeon, said this, in referring to the last report, this is an indicator of the extraordinary economic damage -- economic damage defense cuts will do. mr. mckeon is right. so why are we spending our time on a bill that will not address that at all? we have not in this 113th congress had any debate on any measure to replace the sequester. our republican colleagues haven't brought that to the floor, but it gets worse, because even though our republican colleagues haven't brought their proposal to the floor of this house to replace the sequester
and he was talking about jobs lost from the defense cuts. if we don't act to replace the sequester, you're going to see jobs lost around the country. as a matter of fact, we're seeing what will happen from even the threat of the sequester, because in the last quarter, we saw the economy slowing and many analysts have said it is fear of these across-the board cuts. and not just analysts but the republican chair of the house armed services committee, mr. mckeeon, said this, in referring to the...
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even with respect to the issue of defensive medicine. there is an -- out of the university of michigan, played a tough game last night against louisville, it was a -- also come up -- ohio state graduate. it pains me to say this but they came up with a really good idea a number of years called -- you are my university of michigan, you are my doc and i'm your patient. you perform a procedure, screw up, i know it, you know it. before i can sue you, we have an opportunity to meet as two human beings. you can apologize. offer financial opportunity, nothing can be said against you can be used in a court of law. this reduces dramatically the incidents of medical malpractice lawsuits. they also found out it reduces the incidents of defensive medicine and it leads to better health care outcomes. that's the university of michigan demonstration, if you will, but for a number of years called sorry works. it has been taken -- tim mcdonald, doctor, lawyer and he's got a project called seven pillars which takes the idea of sorry works and puts it on a
even with respect to the issue of defensive medicine. there is an -- out of the university of michigan, played a tough game last night against louisville, it was a -- also come up -- ohio state graduate. it pains me to say this but they came up with a really good idea a number of years called -- you are my university of michigan, you are my doc and i'm your patient. you perform a procedure, screw up, i know it, you know it. before i can sue you, we have an opportunity to meet as two human...
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if they didn't reach the goal they had a minimum penalty of $1.2 trillion across the board in defense and nondefense. us being -- we voted on that as a body. now we're looking for a way to get out of that saying it was too draconian and we shouldn't have done it but we did. but if we don't do it at all and negate that spent and promise a vote that we made for the public, what effect would that have on the market? i know i've heard everything about the effects it would have if we do it. what effects would it have on the mark fet we don't do it? >> my recommendation, of course, i can only recommend to you, it's obviously congress' decision how to proceed is a two-part recommendation. i think if you -- which is to look at both the short run and the long run. i think it's true that just cancelling the sequester would not be -- would not solve the overall problem which is long-term fiscal issues. o if you cut the >> see this hearing in its entirety on c-span.org. we're going back to clip as the house is going to take the first series of roll call votes. arisen, the yeas and nays are ordere
if they didn't reach the goal they had a minimum penalty of $1.2 trillion across the board in defense and nondefense. us being -- we voted on that as a body. now we're looking for a way to get out of that saying it was too draconian and we shouldn't have done it but we did. but if we don't do it at all and negate that spent and promise a vote that we made for the public, what effect would that have on the market? i know i've heard everything about the effects it would have if we do it. what...
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you mentioned the defense appropriation bill is coming to the floor. does the gentleman expect that to be coming to the floor with an open rule? i yield to my friend. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i'd respond to the gentleman, as he knows, this congress has, as the last, been a congress as committed to the open process of any in recent history. i would say to the speaker, continues to insist that -- i would say that the speaker continues to insist that we strive for that open process, to allow fors as much debate and exchange of ideas as possible to benefit for the american people as well as the outcome of legislation. i yield back. mr. hoyer: i thank the gentleman. was that a yes? mr. cantor: i would tell the gentleman again, mr. speaker, that the rules committee, as the gentleman knows when he was majority ition of leader, knows that the rules committee will determine the structure of debate and i would remind the gentleman that the discourse and debate on this floor has been a lot more open than in years past and would remind him of that. i yield back. m
you mentioned the defense appropriation bill is coming to the floor. does the gentleman expect that to be coming to the floor with an open rule? i yield to my friend. mr. cantor: mr. speaker, i'd respond to the gentleman, as he knows, this congress has, as the last, been a congress as committed to the open process of any in recent history. i would say to the speaker, continues to insist that -- i would say that the speaker continues to insist that we strive for that open process, to allow fors...
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there are 19,000 cases of sexual violence in the military estimated by the department of defense. but the actual number that's reported or gets prosecuted is much, much smaller than that. host: what's next for this issue in particular? guest: so i think there will still be a series of hearings that they talked about. i think congress might try to weigh in in terms of trying to make it so there are more statutory rules that the military has to face. right now all of the rules that have been created are basically within the department. if you look at the defense authorization bills like they pass every year, that's a place where congress can issue guidance. they can't have directives that will force the military to change. they can do like the repeal of the don't-ask, don't-tell in the bill they certified the report that it's been found to make the findings permanent. so there are things they can do. host: in other issues that come before the armed services committee, how are female senators playing a role in terms of bipartisanship? guest: you know, i think they're certainly active
there are 19,000 cases of sexual violence in the military estimated by the department of defense. but the actual number that's reported or gets prosecuted is much, much smaller than that. host: what's next for this issue in particular? guest: so i think there will still be a series of hearings that they talked about. i think congress might try to weigh in in terms of trying to make it so there are more statutory rules that the military has to face. right now all of the rules that have been...
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everyw and we see secretary of defense call for zero tolerance on sexual assault in the military and every time nothing happens. story thatell you a reflects why we have to do that. stacy robinson joined the marines at 19 for every right to reason. she wanted to put her life on the line for her country. out on a date by sergeant. he took her to a bar and drug her at the bar. he took her back to the barracks and he freaked her. rapednd herape -- and he her. he dropped her on the ground at 4 a.m. none of those facts are indisputably at -- are in dispute. i want to tell you what happened to stacy robinson and what happened to her perpetrator. sase -- stacy thompson. the perpetrator stayed in the chain of command. the chain of command suggested to the perpetrator he get his but out of the military in order to avoid any consequence whatsoever. forstacy was investigated drug use from that night. after 10 or more years she is coming out to talk about this story, which has scarred her forever. do we need change? yes. what happened in the armed , with somemmittee good small tweaks to the syst
everyw and we see secretary of defense call for zero tolerance on sexual assault in the military and every time nothing happens. story thatell you a reflects why we have to do that. stacy robinson joined the marines at 19 for every right to reason. she wanted to put her life on the line for her country. out on a date by sergeant. he took her to a bar and drug her at the bar. he took her back to the barracks and he freaked her. rapednd herape -- and he her. he dropped her on the ground at 4 a.m....
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lawful ownership and use of firearms including for self-defense are basic constitutional rights. the treaty does not recognize this. in fact the arms trade treaty, quote, encourages government to collect the identities of venl end users of important firearms at the national level, end quote. this is the core of the national gun registry. the treaty also creates a national, quote, responsibility to prevent the, quote, diversion of firearms for illegal trade. since elist trade is not defined, does this men one american selling a gun to another american counts as illegal? whose to say? groups leek amnesty international have stated that the arms trade treaty is a start down the path of control of domestic gun sales. this is international gun control prain and simple. the arms trade treaty is consistent with the president's policy of ceding more u.s. sovereignty to international bodies. he's signed treaties that to nothing except reduce american sovereign the. they limit the rights of children, the elimination of discrimination against women. does this men the yeats finds no morally c
lawful ownership and use of firearms including for self-defense are basic constitutional rights. the treaty does not recognize this. in fact the arms trade treaty, quote, encourages government to collect the identities of venl end users of important firearms at the national level, end quote. this is the core of the national gun registry. the treaty also creates a national, quote, responsibility to prevent the, quote, diversion of firearms for illegal trade. since elist trade is not defined,...
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defense cuts are bad enough. unfortunately these cuts affect a lot more than just defense. these automatic cuts affect food inspections at the department of agriculture, f.b.i. investigations, t.s.a. screening at airports and others. no agency is untouched. one example in mississippi alone, it is anticipated that these automatic budget cuts could cost as many as 845 jobs in the education sector alone. these are the people we task with educating our future generations and ensuring our country's success. we are now hearing of furloughs across the government agencies. this would mean that families that are dependent only that paycheck to put food in their children's mouths and clothes on their backs will be forced to stay home as much as one day a week for up to 22 weeks. this means millions of dollars in lost pay for dedicated public servants because congress and this president cannot get their act together and do what is right for our country. at this point, the house has passed two separate plans that were never even considered by the senate. ultimately, inaction by the pre
defense cuts are bad enough. unfortunately these cuts affect a lot more than just defense. these automatic cuts affect food inspections at the department of agriculture, f.b.i. investigations, t.s.a. screening at airports and others. no agency is untouched. one example in mississippi alone, it is anticipated that these automatic budget cuts could cost as many as 845 jobs in the education sector alone. these are the people we task with educating our future generations and ensuring our country's...
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week, the house will consider the 2014 defense department budget. regulations and the other on epa rules. watch coverage here on c-span. they are going to decide how to handle amendments to the bill. political rights are a number of hundred virtual amendments that gop leaders do not want to see come to the floor. theuding proposals to end in essay collection of phone records and internet data. measure to ban military aid to syrian opposition forces. 630vote is scheduled for eastern. formerve on c-span, president jimmy carter takes part in a discussion on the israeli-palestinian conflict. internationalfor peace is hosting the event following friday's news that they had reached a tentative agreement for resuming peace talks. that is live today at 5:00 eastern on c-span2. >> jackie was raise as her mother was raised. she was the same kind of wife and hostess, the home, the children, the entertaining with style. that was her heritage. she did it again in the white -- afterht after had her administration. the whole world directed like a volcano. we had w
week, the house will consider the 2014 defense department budget. regulations and the other on epa rules. watch coverage here on c-span. they are going to decide how to handle amendments to the bill. political rights are a number of hundred virtual amendments that gop leaders do not want to see come to the floor. theuding proposals to end in essay collection of phone records and internet data. measure to ban military aid to syrian opposition forces. 630vote is scheduled for eastern. formerve on...
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it goes to prosecutors, judges, defense lawyers, the whole system. it takes 15 years to get from sentencing to execution. all of that time, because it's the death penalty, is spent in high-level security, costing more, people -- you know, meals are brought to them. they're escorted to everything. appeals, lawyers, etc. host: we'll go to terrell, a democrat in chicago. morning. caller: yes, hello. how are you doing? host: morning. go ahead. caller: how you doing? i feel that the death penalty should be brought back for the simple fact jails now are being glorified. when you go to jail it's supposed to be a place you don't want to go. the killing that's going on in chicago, it doesn't make no sense. they say that it's inhumane for the death penalty. the electric chair and all that. i feel that's the only way they can come here and get a hold on the city to stop the crime that's going on. host: all right. richard deiter. guest: illinois is one of the states that did abolish the death penalty. they did it because they realized so many mistakes have been
it goes to prosecutors, judges, defense lawyers, the whole system. it takes 15 years to get from sentencing to execution. all of that time, because it's the death penalty, is spent in high-level security, costing more, people -- you know, meals are brought to them. they're escorted to everything. appeals, lawyers, etc. host: we'll go to terrell, a democrat in chicago. morning. caller: yes, hello. how are you doing? host: morning. go ahead. caller: how you doing? i feel that the death penalty...
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our next speaker is marjorie, columnist, author, longtime criminal defense attorney. a professor at the thomas jefferson school of law in san diego. she testified before congress in 2008 about the bush administration's torture policy. she testified as an expert witness at military hearings about war, illegality, and the duty to disobey unlawful orders. her latest book is "the united states and torture." her upcoming book is about drones and targeted killings. marjorie cohen. [applause] >> thank you, jeff, and my fellow panelists. i am delighted to be here with you today. with so many places to get information, all claiming to have the truth, there is no objective truth. during the vietnam war there were three networks. no cable, no internet. every city had a democratic newspaper and a republican newspaper. even if they disagreed, there was a general court belief in perception. until 1968, the media dutifully served the government's narrative of the war until the tet offensive in 1968. status is when the national liberation front attacked all the major cities and 44 ve
our next speaker is marjorie, columnist, author, longtime criminal defense attorney. a professor at the thomas jefferson school of law in san diego. she testified before congress in 2008 about the bush administration's torture policy. she testified as an expert witness at military hearings about war, illegality, and the duty to disobey unlawful orders. her latest book is "the united states and torture." her upcoming book is about drones and targeted killings. marjorie cohen....
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secretary of defense called them to push back. today this is a wonderful peaceful assembly and a celebration of however we've come in a hundred years. >> the woman's suffrage pa laid the took place on pennsylvania enue in 1913 on american art eastern. at 7:00 m >> to believe in something so right and dear and necessary, you have to get in trouble. before we got in trouble as students, as young people, we studied. we didn't just wake ip p up and say we're going to go is it in. we didn't just dream we are going to go to washington and go to freedom ride or march or march from selma to montgomery. we studied. we prepared ourselves. >> they int dated so many people, white people in particular by using that phrase black power. when they use that word or phrase black power it made many people think it meant destruction, blowing up the statute of liberty or ground zero, destroying america. it wasn't anything about destroying america. it was about rebuilding america and having america to have a new paradigm in terms of how we could be wha
secretary of defense called them to push back. today this is a wonderful peaceful assembly and a celebration of however we've come in a hundred years. >> the woman's suffrage pa laid the took place on pennsylvania enue in 1913 on american art eastern. at 7:00 m >> to believe in something so right and dear and necessary, you have to get in trouble. before we got in trouble as students, as young people, we studied. we didn't just wake ip p up and say we're going to go is it in. we...
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and it provides for the common defense. there is only a few things we should be doing here, but it provides that. it replaces and repeals the president's sequester and makes sure our men and women in uniform have what they need. i encourage my colleagues to support this bill that gets our economy growing and has our priorities right and protects and preserves those programs for our seniors and provides for the common defense. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the gentleman from maryland. mr. van hollen: let's be very clear. if you give states one-third of the amount of money they are currently getting from medicaid and ask them to do the same job, which is what this budget would do just 10 years from now, you will, as the nonpartisan independent congressional budget office, say, quote, reduce access to care. that's the bottom line. with respect to the voucher program, premium support again, i don't really care what label you attach to it. the impact is the same. if you want to achieve the out-years
and it provides for the common defense. there is only a few things we should be doing here, but it provides that. it replaces and repeals the president's sequester and makes sure our men and women in uniform have what they need. i encourage my colleagues to support this bill that gets our economy growing and has our priorities right and protects and preserves those programs for our seniors and provides for the common defense. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady's time has expired. the...
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speaker, civilian defense personnel at the p.a.x. river naval air station which i represent, are scheduled to begin furloughs as a result of the sequester. that's not just a personal concern to me, it's a concern to their families. more broadly than that it's of concern to the national security of every person citizen. those folks are among the hundreds of thousands of civilian defense workers in maryland and across the country who are set to be furloughed next month unless, unless congress acts. congress can end these arbitrary and irrational cuts by replacing the sequester in its entirety as part of a big and balanced solution to deficits. now, we had a deal. it was called the budget control act. o.m.b. now estimates it cut $1.4 trillion. it's not as if we ignored the deficit. $1.4 trillion. but we didn't get all the way to where the speaker said we needed to be, and therefore we adopted the sequester. which irrationally cuts congressional record -- across-the-board the highest priority and lowest priority. our ranking member on th
speaker, civilian defense personnel at the p.a.x. river naval air station which i represent, are scheduled to begin furloughs as a result of the sequester. that's not just a personal concern to me, it's a concern to their families. more broadly than that it's of concern to the national security of every person citizen. those folks are among the hundreds of thousands of civilian defense workers in maryland and across the country who are set to be furloughed next month unless, unless congress...
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today, our alliance is called upon to go beyond that, beyond just the defense of freedom and peace. we are called upon to step orward on a new journey, a journey towards a korea that is made whole.t is our economic partnership must also aim higher and reach further into the future. president obama has outlined the startup america initiative. together with my strategy for a createtive economy, we can advance toward a common goal to help channel the innovative idea the passion and the drive of -- toward brighter future. [applause] >> koreans and americans are rtnering in new ways where maybe towards hollywood films or at reconstruction sites in the middle east. together we can envision a future that is richer, that is safer and that is happier. our chorus of freedom and peace ceased tohope has not resonate over the last 60 years and will not cease to go on. thank you very much. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> the president spoke to both houses of congress today. the house took the senate bil
today, our alliance is called upon to go beyond that, beyond just the defense of freedom and peace. we are called upon to step orward on a new journey, a journey towards a korea that is made whole.t is our economic partnership must also aim higher and reach further into the future. president obama has outlined the startup america initiative. together with my strategy for a createtive economy, we can advance toward a common goal to help channel the innovative idea the passion and the drive of --...
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was the deputy defense secretary recalled, we became increasingly horrified over how little positive control the president really had over the use of this great arsenal of nuclear weapons. guest: kennedy was shocked to discover that field commanders had a wide degree of latitude in deploying nuclear weapons. the joint chiefs believed then very strongly we could fight and win a nuclear war. these are still the relatively early years of the world and u.s. and our defense apparatus coming to terms with the vast power of our own nuclear arsenal and how it changed the way war would be conducted, the way diplomacy should be conducted. kennedy was, and i think again this is one of the ways his administration had an enduring impact, was -- the first president to really try to bring that under executive authority, full executive authority. >> how did he respond to that power? guest: by struggling to bring the power -- under civilian control and lifting it up certainly from the level of field commanders. again in cuba the joint chiefs brought the nuke -- thought nuclear war should be an option
was the deputy defense secretary recalled, we became increasingly horrified over how little positive control the president really had over the use of this great arsenal of nuclear weapons. guest: kennedy was shocked to discover that field commanders had a wide degree of latitude in deploying nuclear weapons. the joint chiefs believed then very strongly we could fight and win a nuclear war. these are still the relatively early years of the world and u.s. and our defense apparatus coming to terms...
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defense spending took a big dip, 22% annual rate. that was a surprise. it seems to be not quite real. there is always unevenness and how the spending happens. if the procurement works, you can have a big spike in one corner and a drop in the next. it is not as if the spent spending was cut 22% in the fourth quarter. this is a reminder that we are in the time of slow growth, weak underlying growth, combined with fiscal tightening, higher taxes, spending cuts. we will see downward pressure on both coming out of washington to get our deficits under control. hopefully, we do not have to many quarters where we end up in negative territory. this is not an economy growing six percent and can hinder those bibles easily. host: magnolia, texas, david, better. caller: [indiscernible]we are doing great here. i noticed the super bowl is forming dollars per minute. everything is packed. all of the football stadiums. i do not see any recession. host: you said you are doing better why? caller: i live 15 miles from where they are building the number one country in the wo
defense spending took a big dip, 22% annual rate. that was a surprise. it seems to be not quite real. there is always unevenness and how the spending happens. if the procurement works, you can have a big spike in one corner and a drop in the next. it is not as if the spent spending was cut 22% in the fourth quarter. this is a reminder that we are in the time of slow growth, weak underlying growth, combined with fiscal tightening, higher taxes, spending cuts. we will see downward pressure on...
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they were angry at him for throwing them on the defensive for the prosecution of the war. as a result of the republican party getting thrown on its heels of immigration, in 2006 i published a book on hillary clinton. >> we're right to come back. >> let me finish this point. the morning that i, i had 150 radio interviews. the book was being sent off. i did eight interviews the first day. every single one of the interviews i came on the conservative radio station and i said i am here to talk about my book. the conservative radio host would say "i do not want to talk about that. i want to talk about immigration. what's the matter with the president? what is going on?" this is supposed to be a friendly audience. they hated hillary. no conservative wanted to talk about the democrats. they wanted to distance themselves from bush. >> you are the person i turn to when i am looking for optimism about the republican future. when i think "what on earth are they doing," he makes sense of it in a way i appreciate. one of the republican governors that a lot of us are looking to is gov.
they were angry at him for throwing them on the defensive for the prosecution of the war. as a result of the republican party getting thrown on its heels of immigration, in 2006 i published a book on hillary clinton. >> we're right to come back. >> let me finish this point. the morning that i, i had 150 radio interviews. the book was being sent off. i did eight interviews the first day. every single one of the interviews i came on the conservative radio station and i said i am here...
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we maintain that the defense of marriage act is unconstitutional. i certainly hope that the supreme court will find it so. line.miami, democrats' caller: good morning. my question to you is had you seen a lot of transgendered married with heterosexuals? what is the point of it, then? guest: well, i think transgendered people have always gotten married. some transgendered people are straight, some transgendered people are gay. the ones who are straight are allowed to marry in some places, the ones who are gay are only allowed to marry in states i mentioned already. again, i am not sure by how anyone else's marriage or life is impacted in any bad way if people are allowed to make commitments to the person they glove and strengthen their family -- they love and strengthen their family illegally. host: -- legally. host: laura has this -- guest: well, i think that that is true. however, i have to say, as a longtime civil-rights activist who has watched other civil- rights movements, even the generational shift take place, the changes that we want to see
we maintain that the defense of marriage act is unconstitutional. i certainly hope that the supreme court will find it so. line.miami, democrats' caller: good morning. my question to you is had you seen a lot of transgendered married with heterosexuals? what is the point of it, then? guest: well, i think transgendered people have always gotten married. some transgendered people are straight, some transgendered people are gay. the ones who are straight are allowed to marry in some places, the...
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without weapons or formal training, many risked their lives and too many gave their lives in defense of our great nation during the second world war. for those who are still living, we must not let their efforts go unrecognized while we still have a chance. the recent passing of senator lautenberg earlier this week, the last remaining world war ii veteran in the senate is a strong reminder that our time is running to recognize those who are lesser known but still contributed significantly to the world war ii effort. few have given more to this country than senator lautenberg and i pray his family has peace in the weeks and months to come. he will be missed. it is fair to recognize merchant marines, i re-introduced h.r. 1288, the w.w. ii mariner service act. i have been joined by 81 of my colleagues from both sides of the aisle in support of this bill and i encourage all of my colleagues to co-sponsor this bill. it would award veteran status and limited benefits to the world war ii merchant marine. they operated tugboats and barges in the territorial seas of the united states transpor
without weapons or formal training, many risked their lives and too many gave their lives in defense of our great nation during the second world war. for those who are still living, we must not let their efforts go unrecognized while we still have a chance. the recent passing of senator lautenberg earlier this week, the last remaining world war ii veteran in the senate is a strong reminder that our time is running to recognize those who are lesser known but still contributed significantly to...
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contractors, cut defense by 20% and have them earn their fair share. guest: it is a little over- simplified to say republicans did this themselves. the democratic congress has done more to balloon the deficit than any before, the republicans did this with wars. they were supposed to be painless for those lucky enough to not have to fight in them. they were not paid for. i think that was disasters. republicans lost their moral standing because of that. the argument about deficits and not nattering, they do not matter when they are at a certain level, but they do matter at this level. when debt service alone takes up the majority of your general fund spending, be banned it is a calamitous -- and then it is a calamitous situation. the country and republicans as the conservative brand would be in better shape right now if they said we had to go to war in afghanistan and iraq, and everybody is going to feel this. we will pay for it as we go. that would have been wise, the right thing and the conservative thing to do, but they did not, and people laugh at th
contractors, cut defense by 20% and have them earn their fair share. guest: it is a little over- simplified to say republicans did this themselves. the democratic congress has done more to balloon the deficit than any before, the republicans did this with wars. they were supposed to be painless for those lucky enough to not have to fight in them. they were not paid for. i think that was disasters. republicans lost their moral standing because of that. the argument about deficits and not...
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the role of the better government, i have to agree first and foremost is a national defense. homeland security plays a key role in that. the clear role is to keep people safe and do what we can. i certainly understand the concern about making sure we do what we do it as efficiently and effectively as possible. i do see a public role with regard to the things that make america strong economically also. ve to say the president's words a couple years ago to say when he said to win the future must we mu out ia bit and out build the rest of the world. those running very true to me. those are the investments wewe a strong future, a strong economy, and a strong middle class, frankly. the idea that people should be o get ahead, and we know for many of the neighbors that is not happening. with regard to your comments about afghanistan, i cannot agree more. it is high time for us to redeploy the troops home. it is a position that i have taken for some considerable time. i would note that when i was serving in the house of representatives, i was one of those who disagreed with those goi
the role of the better government, i have to agree first and foremost is a national defense. homeland security plays a key role in that. the clear role is to keep people safe and do what we can. i certainly understand the concern about making sure we do what we do it as efficiently and effectively as possible. i do see a public role with regard to the things that make america strong economically also. ve to say the president's words a couple years ago to say when he said to win the future must...